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.everywhere expanded into full bloom, fill ing the soul with a clear and radiant con ception o f the Divine Being, in whose image' it has been made; but that now in Consequence o f the blighting influence o f sin this idea or intuition has been every where more or less dimmed and weakened and in heathen nations corrupted and debased. Then rising to the distinctly religious experience o f conversion, the Christian encounters, a whole series or group of phenomena which to him are inexplicable, if there is no God. Conscious o f a change partly intellectual but mainly moral and spiritual, a change so complete as to amount to an inward revolution, what Scripture 'calls a new birth or a new crea tion, he cannot trace it to education or to environment, to philosophical reflection or to prudential considerations. The only reasonable account he can furnish o f it is that he has been laid hold o f by an unseen U NDER the energetic leadership o f Dr. Mark A. Mat'thewS, in co-operation with our representative, George W . Hunter, superintendent o f extension jvork, a Bible Institute has been organized in the First Presbyterian Church o f Seattle, Wash., auxiliary to the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles. Nine teachers are engaged in the work, Dr. Matthews taking upon himself three periods during each week. Mr. Hunter is teaching a daily class for gram mar and high-school pupils, ^nd an even ing class on “ Bible Construction.” The scope o f the work at the auxiliary insti tute will be seen from the following pro gramme : From 3 :30 to 4 :30 p. m. every day classes will be taught to be composed o f the pub lic school children o f the city, by Rev. R. W . MacCullough and George W . Hunter.
but Superhuman Power, so that he feels constrained to say like Paul: “ By the grace o f God I am what I am.” And not only so, but as the result o f this inward change upon his nature, he realizes that he stands in a new relation to that Supreme Power which has quickened and renewed him, that he can and does enter into per sonal communion with Him through Jesus Christ, addressing to Him prayers and receiving from Him benefits and blessings in answer to those prayers. These experiences o f which the Christian is conscious may be characterized by the non-Christian as illusions, but to the Chris tian they are realities; and being realities they make it simply impossible for him to believe, there, is no God. Rather they inspire him with confidence that God is, and is the Rewarder o f them. that diligently seek Him, and that o f Him and through Him and to Him are all things; to whom be glory, for ever. Amen. Mondays—Missions, Mrs. L. B. Moffett; Training ¿ i Personal Workers, Rev. M. A. Matthews; Doctrinal Subjects, Rev. M. A. Matthews. Tuesdays—Evangelism, Rev. F. L. Forbes; Social Service, Rev. E. L. Miles; Bible Construction, Mr. Geo. W . Hunter. Wednesdays—Persons o f the Godhead” Rev. R. W ._MacCullough; Subject Matter o f the Bible, Rev. F. L. Forbes. Thursdays—Prophetic Study, Mrs. S.'L . Bowman; Expository Work, Rev. M. A. Matthews. Fridays—The Life o f Christ, Mrs. E. W . Martin; Social Message o f the Prophets and Gospels, Rev. E. W . Miles; Church Organization and Methods, Rev. John A. Rodgers.
-------------- O --------------- RECRUITING BIBLE STUDENTS Seattle Organizes an Auxiliary of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles to Prepare Students to Enter Upon Definite Preparation for Christian Work.
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